František Štambachr or Štambacher (born 13 February 1953 in Čebín), nicknamed "''Štambi''", is a former Czechoslovak footballer, gold medalist with the Czechoslovak Olympic Football Team at the

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in Moscow. He was considered as an allrounder who could play in almost every position of the midfield (especially left wing and defensive midfield).

Club career

During his youth Štambachr played for Sokol Čebín and

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. In 1972, he transferred to Dukla Prague (nowadays known as Marila Pribram). For Dukla he reached a total of 292 top league appearances and scored 31 goals. In 1977, 1979 and 1982 he became champion of

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, in 1981 and 1983

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winner. He spent the late years of his career playing in Greece for AEK Athens (7/1984-12/1984) and Apollon Athens (12/1984-6/1985).

International career

Štambachr played for

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a total of 31 matches, in which he scored 5 goals. He was part of the winning squad of the 1976 European Championship, where he did not compete. He also participated at the 1980 European Championship and the

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. He played with the

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in the

where they won the golden medal.

Honours

;Dukla Prague *

Czechoslovak First League The Czechoslovak First League ( cs, 1. fotbalová liga, sk, 1. futbalová liga) was the premier football league in the Czechoslovakia from 1925 to 1993, with the exception of World War II. Czechoslovakia was occupied by German forces who formed ...

: 1976–77, 1978–79, 1981–82 * Czechoslovak Cup: 1980–81 ;Czechoslovakia *

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1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

;Czechoslovakia Olympic *

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1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

References

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Hall of Fame Dukla Praha profile
1953 births Living people People from Brno-Country District Czech men's footballers Czechoslovak men's footballers Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic footballers for Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia men's international footballers UEFA European Championship-winning players UEFA Euro 1976 players UEFA Euro 1980 players 1982 FIFA World Cup players Dukla Prague footballers Apollon Smyrnis F.C. players AEK Athens F.C. players Olympic medalists in football Czechoslovak expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Greece Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Men's association football midfielders Footballers from the South Moravian Region {{Czechoslovakia-Olympic-medalist-stub